Dispensing-cabinet.



P. A. SCHUCHART G. G. BROWN.

DISPENSING CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 5. I9I4.

PaIeuIeII my 1918.

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To all whom at 'may concern:

Be it known that we, Pani. A.. Scrrnonran'r, a subject of Austria, and Gonvnnnnnn Gr. Brown, a citizen or the United States, Vboth n residing at New York city, county of iiings, l and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Dispensing-Cabinets, fully described and repre,-Y

sented in the following specication and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.,

'llhis Ainvention relates to dispensing cabinets of that class used for delivering interleaved sheets, the especial object being to provide animproved cabinet for use particularly with paper towels, napkins, and the like, although'applicable also to other uses,

@ne of the especial objects of the invention is to the dition ty in starting a sheet through the delivery slot, in ease the usual projecting fend of a sheet is missing, due to incorrect action of the sheet or from other causes, this dimculty being avoided in accordance with the present invention by, making the bottom of the cabinet slotted or otherwise providing it with openings ,independent of the delivery slot that are of sucient size delivery, and-preferably is formed of ngers' entendingin the direction of the deliveryl movement of the sheeta i further object of the invention is to provide an improved construction for facili.- -tating the rolling of the sheet in delivery, so as to lessen the'resistance to the delivery pull on the sheet resulting from the weight ofthe sheets above it,1 This result issecured by providing spaces in the bottom of the cabinet, extending longitudinally of the delivery slot andthroughout the length of the sheets, into which spaces the sheets may. roll npecicatlonof Letters Patent. Patentedl'dlnly i applicants niet rune t, reir. serial in, mana claims,

rovide a cabinet which will avoid ldrawing a sheet,

to enable a sheet to be readily manipulatedas they are drawn toward the delire slet,-

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such spaces. preferably being formed by curved depressions in the bottom of the cabi- .net or the nngers above referred; to, when such ngers are used.

llhe invention includes fin addition to the above features, various features of construction and combination of parts, all as fully described hereafter and .pointed out in the ln the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specincation, there is shown for purpose of illustration, a cabinet for interleaved towls, napkins, or the like, enibodying all `the features of the invention, in which lligure .l is va front view of the cabinet in place on the wall, partly in section to show the sheets., s-,

llligu 2 is an end view of the cabinet.,

3 is a cross section through the cabinet with sheets therein..

llig. t is a longitudinal section of the cabinet without the sheetsn llig. 5 is a reverse plan view of the cabinet without the sheets. v

Fig.' n is an enlarged detail, corresponding n., r., sfu-nos till tid

to Fig. 3, showing the operationv of withu Referring to the drawings, A is the outer easing of the cabinet, shown as a bon having an open bottom and open ends, and adapted to be attached to the wall, as bdy backing plate B, to which the bon is secure Within the bon llt is the inner casing or holder C, adapted to be slipped' up into bon A, which holder preferably and as shown lib has an opentop-and open front and rear sides, but closed ends, so that bon d and holder C `fully inclose the sheets in the' dis-A pensing position, although the bon and holder are lightened and cheapened as'nfar as possible. The holder C is dropped in the bor: ft. for lling through the open side withu out removing the holder from v the bon, or

by removing and inserting it through the` bottom of the bon, if preferred, die shown, the holder G is held in its upper or dispens- `ing position in the bon by spring clips l, catching over the top of the boi; and the holder isheldin its lowered or hlling positioninthe bon by stopsv 2, engagi the llllll i bottom bars or stops on the box when the 'struction shown, is laced at about the middie of the holder. hese fingers 10 may be used without any connection or support adjacent to the delivery slot, but preferably the fingers will be connected and supported at their inner ends, this being done in the construction shown, byrods 1l, mounted in the ends of the, holder and extending along the under `side of the respective series of' fingers 10. These rods not only support and strengthen the'fingers 10, so that they may be made of light material, but aid also in preventing the ready withdrawal of any considerable number of sheets. The same result of preventing the ready withdrawal of the sheets may be secured, of course, by any continuous connectionbetween the ends of the fingers adjacent to the delivery slot, whether or not such connection serves also to strengthen and support the fingers. The fingers 10, as shown, are formed with portions 4 at opposite ends of the fingers, that 1s, next the wall of the holder and next the delivery slot, which portions act to support the pile of sheets w, and with intermediate portions 5 depressed below the normal level of the pile of sheets, and of such extent trans-` versely to the delivery slot, as to rovide for the rolling therein of the sheet eing withdrawn through 'the delivery slot andthe deliveryend of the next sheet folded therein. This reduces the friction upon the sheets in withdrawal, and aids materially 'in securing the ready and proper delivery of the sheets. The action of these depressions -in the withdrawal ofa sheet is illustrated in Fig. 6.

It will be understood that the invention is not to belimited to the specific form or arrangement of parts illustrated, but that many modifications may be made therein, while retaining the invention defined by the claims.

What is claimed is.

1. A dispensing cabinet forlinterleaved slot, and having its delivery side slotted` transversely to the delivery slot for access to the sheets independently of the delive slot.

4. A dispensing cabinet for inter caved sheets having a delivery side with a delivery slot, and slotted transversely to the delivery slot for access to the sheets independently of the delivery slot, said transverse slots being closed at their ends next the delivery slot.

5. A dispensing cabinet for interleaved sheets having a delivery side with a delivery slot and formed of fingers extending transversely to the slot7 said fingers being separat-ed to provide spaces for access to the sheets independently of the delivery slot.

6. A dispensing cabinet for interleaved sheets having a delivery side with a delivery slot and formed of fingers, said fingers being separated to provide spaces for access to the sheets independently of the delivery slot, and a continuous connection between the ends of the fingersadjacent to the delivery slot.

7. A dispensing cabinet for interleaved sheets having a delivery side with a delivery slot and formed of fingers at opposite sides of the slot extending transversely to the slot, said fingers being separated to provide spaces for access to the sheets independently of the delivery slot, and supporting rods extending between the walls of the cabinet longitudinali of the delivery slot land supporting the fiiiigers near the delivery slot.

8. A dispensing cabinet for interleaved sheets, having a delivery side with a delivery slot and formed of separate fingers extending transversely to the slot, said fingers being formed with depressions to provide space for the rolling of the sheets in delivery.

9. A dispensi .cabinet for interleaved sheets'having a dllivery side with a delivery slot and slotted transversely to the delivery slot for access to the sheets independently of the delivery slot, said delivery side being rovided with depressions to provide space or the rolling of the sheets in delivery.

10. A dispensing'cabinet for interleaved sheets having a delivery side with a delivery slot and formed of fingers at opposite sides of the slot extending transversely to the slot,

said fingers being 'formed with depressions to provide space for therolling of the sheets 1n delivery.

11. A dispensin cabinet for interleaved sheets having a de ivery slot and a support for the edge of the pile of sheets and having .a portion of its delivery side between the slot andsupport depressed below the level of said support to provide space for the rolllng of the sheets in deliver 12. lA dispensing cabinet for interleaved sheets having a delivery slot and supports for the edges of the pile of sheets on opposite sides of the slot and having its delivery side I nevaeeo provided with curved depressions between the supports and slot extending below the levelfoi' said supports and throughout the length of the sheets to provide space ior'the rolling of the sheets in delivery.

13., A dispensing cabinet for interleaved sheets having a delivery slot and supports for the edges of thepile oit sheets on opposite sides oit the slot, and having its delivery side provided on both sides oit the delivery slot between the supports and slot with depressions extending below the level of said supports and throughout the len h oit the sheets to provide spaces for the rol ing of the sheets in. delivery. i

14. A dispensing cabinetl for interleaved sheets having its bottone. formed of two sets of ingers l0 extending inward from Vtheopposite sides of the sheet holder with spaoe between the adjacent ends oit the hngers to form the delivery slot..

l5. A dispensing cabinet tor interleavedl sheets having its bottom formed ot'two sets of hngers l0 -extending inward from the opposite sides oit the sheet holder with space lbetween the adjacent ends of the hngers to posite sides of the sheet holder with spacebetween the adjacent ends of the ngers to forni the delivery slot, said ingers l0 having depressed portions 5, and rods ll closing the slots between the fingers at their inner ends and supporting the ngers.

lin testimony whereof, we have hereunto set o ur hands, in the presence et two subscrlbing witnesses,

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Witnesses:

U, d., Sawrnn,l .ele vies., 

